How To Find Words

There are so many things I am thankful for that Coach Jay brought into our lives. I am so thankful that he supported the hard work, discipline, and toughness that my husband and I have tried to instill in our children. I am thankful for how he gave me confidence as a coach, I found I really did remember things correctly after so many years. I loved how when I asked him a question about coaching he knew the answer without a shadow of a doubt. I knew it wasn't just his opinion or something he saw once. HE KNEW. He always treated me with full respect and didn't just listen, but built me up as a coach. I will miss so much him just being there to bounce ideas off of. What a hole he has left. He said he wasn't worried about anything else in level 5 for my son but his goofy round-off. He said, "How are we going to connect tumbling to that?!?!" All our children's accomplishments are such milestones to us and I hate that he won't see that silly round-off fixed, that he won't see the "Girl Watcher" have his first meet, won't see Brady win state in level 5, isn't here to help Brady S. find a new gym in Tennessee, to help Toni and Riley pick out their optional skills, watch Sydney and Hailey sail through level 5, watch Megan work so hard to get her kip, and so many more. I hate that our children got the last year of his life instead of his own child, I will say many prayers for JR and hope you all will join me. I am so thankful for my husband and family. I wish so badly that he could have relationships where he felt unconditional love and could have learned to love himself. I hope that through this we will allow ourselves to learn the lessons to be learned. One person to draw closer to God. One person to see how much they are loved and tell someone else how much they love them. One family to be saved and stick together. We miss you Coach Jay and I hope it's not to late to say that we all loved you, and still love you, unconditionally.

The Davidson Half Dozen

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